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Page 3 - T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

3 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Installation ......................................................................................................

Page 5 - Introduction; one; Kit Contents

1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchas ing our LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other manufacturers and allows you to build a wireless LAN. Besides , you can use your PC to connect with an access point wire...

Page 6 - Installation; Install the software using the installation CD

2 2 Installation 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will cover how to install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the software using the installation CD 2. Install the LevelOne WPC-0100 1...

Page 7 - cont rac t, click “Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit.

3 3. Please carefully read the “ Software License Agreement. “ If you accept the cont rac t, click “Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit. 4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click “ Next “. If you select “Browse User Manual “ system will prompt ...

Page 8 - Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “.

4 5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “. 6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the default folder you can click “ Browse “ to set the destination folder. Click “ Next “ to go to the next screen.

Page 12 - Additional Note for Windows NT4.0; will be prompted as follows, just click “ OK “.

8 Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows 98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98. 1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to choose ...

Page 14 - Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol; the adapter installation completed, click on “ Yes “.

10 Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol You should add Packet Protocol under Windows 2000If the Packet Protocol doesn’t exist in your system. The installation procedure will be a little different from Windows 98. A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet P...

Page 15 - Click “ OK “ to continue next step.

11 3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete. 4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. Click “ OK “ to continue next step. 5. System will...

Page 16 - Install the Adapter; Insert the Adapter and then the system will automatically start.

12 2.3 Install the Adapter The IEEE802.11b WLAN driver and utilities are included on the accompanying installation CD. Please follow the installation procedures in Section 2.2. (Your will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not ins talled correctly.) Make sure that there is an empty PC...

Page 17 - Utility Startup Configuration; Double click the icon and the IEEE802.11b Utility will be opened.

13 2.4 Utility Startup Configuration LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter has its own management software. Users can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut ...

Page 19 - Country; Click “ Rescan “ if you don’t find any other station.

15 Country • Every country has different legal frequency range. Please choose proper country setting. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the Access Point and can’t be set by users. 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood • The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will a...

Page 21 - Additional Note for Windows Me

17 2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver 1. First you should remove the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. To safely remove your PCMCIA Adapter, we suggest you should follow the procedure below. Click the Start Menu, choose Settings – Control Panel, and click the PCMCIA Adapter i...

Page 23 - from the system, and then click on “Yes “.

19 Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The additional pages will be prompted as follows under the un-installation procedure on Windows NT 4.0 operating system. 1. A un-installation guide will be prompted as follows, just click “ OK “ and follow the steps on it. 2. The network properties page will be p...

Page 24 - and click on “ Close “, and then system will restart.; Additional Note for Windows 2000; The following items should be noted:

20 4. Make sure the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter has been removed and click on “ Close “, and then system will restart. Additional Note for Windows 2000 The following items should be noted: 1. Please don’t remove your PCMCIA Adapter unless the IEEE802.11b WLAN un-installation is completed...

Page 25 - Application; File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98; First, locate the folder “ My Documents “ and right click it.

21 3 Application To enable the sharing of the Internet access, you should set your IEEE802.11b WLAN mode as “ Infrastructure “and connect to the access point (please refer to the chapter 2.4.1 “ Setting “). When the procedure is completed, an access point will appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood...

Page 26 - Click “ Apply “ or “ OK “ to activate the options that you have set.

22 • If “ Read-Only “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network can only copy files from your folder. Copying files into your folder is not allowed. • If “ Full “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network have full access into your folder. They can copy to and from your folder ...

Page 27 - Printer Sharing in Windows 98; In the Printers window, click the printer you want to share.

23 3.2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 In order for a printer to be shared across the network, it has to be set as the network printer. Follow the instructions below to set a printer as a network printer: 1. Click the “ Start “ button, point to the “ Settings “, and then click “ Printers “. 2. In the ...

Page 29 - Troubleshooting; Check the Various Properties of the Adapter; same IRQ to some devices.; Microsoft Networking Checklist; File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks.

25 4 Troubleshooting If you encounter some problems installing the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, refer to below the procedure after you have installed the card. 4.1 Check the Various Properties of the Adapter •...

Page 30 - Set up the Netwo rk Protocols; Click “ Add “ and select “ Protocol “ on Network “ Configuration “.; Network Service for Microsoft Networking:; Click “ Add “ and select “ Service “.

26 If any of these items are missing, please follow the instructions below to install them properly: Set up the Netwo rk Protocols : • Click “ Add “ and select “ Protocol “ on Network “ Configuration “. • Click “ Add “ and then choose the network protocol. Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and “ ...

Page 31 - Click “ OK “ to set the network service.; Additional Note for Windows 98 earlier edition; the same directory of your Windows 98 first edition.

27 • Select “ Microsoft “as the manufacturer and choose “ File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks “ for network service; • Click “ OK “ to set the network service. 4.3 Others Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) If you set the WEP Pass phrase, which is the same as the Access Point (AP) in your Lev...

Page 32 - IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility error message

28 Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 1. If you are not the first time to install WLAN IEEE 802.11b Utility and driver under Windows NT4.0, the following message will be prompted during installation: “ NDIS3.0 Packet Driver has existed in the system. “ Click “ Yes “ to update the new driver. 2. If yo...